The decision spine

Altitude, owner, reason. Three columns that turn fuzzy choices into claims you can test.

Most bad decisions are not bad judgments — they are decisions made at the wrong altitude, by the wrong person, without a written reason. A decision spine fixes all three.

The three columns

Altitude — is this a one-way or two-way door? Reversible decisions should be fast and delegated.
Owner — exactly one name. Shared ownership is no ownership.
Reason — one sentence, written before the choice, that you can be held to later.

Why it works

Writing the reason before acting is the entire mechanism. It converts a vibe into a claim you can test against reality afterward.